'93 Chrysler Concorde transmission problem

Discussion in 'Concorde' started by trevor_smithson, Apr 19, 2006.

  1. trevor_smithson

    trevor_smithson Guest

    Hi everyone,

    I have a 1993 Chrysler Concorde with the 3.3 liter engine. It's a
    second car that
    I mainly use for long highway trips...anyway...

    Lately the transmission has been acting up. When cold, for about the
    first 5 minutes
    of operation, the transmission will repeatedly slip/disengage. When
    this happens it
    feels like the engine is in neutral. I can get it back in gear by
    either revving the engine
    to about 3,000rpm (I had to do this a couple times in busy traffic), or
    by stopping the car and repeatedly shifting from park to drive. Also,
    in this first five minutes of operation,
    after I get the transmission back in gear, it will stay in second gear,
    but this also goes away
    after just a few minutes of operation.

    After the car has been driven for about 5 minutes, these problems goes
    away. And for
    2-3 hours after that, the problem doesn't recur.

    My local dealer says that diagnosis and repair could run anywhere from
    $250 to
    over $1,000. Since this is an old second car I don't want to spend
    that kind of money
    and will just junk it if it comes to that. But, does anyone know of
    any cheap and
    simple repairs, fluids I could add, etc that I could try to fix the
    problem? I do simple maintenance myself (batteries\oil changes\etc)
    but I can't handle anything much beyond that.
     
    trevor_smithson, Apr 19, 2006
    #1
  2. trevor_smithson

    Ace Guest

    Service the transmission. How long since a fluid change?
    Bob AZ
     
    Ace, Apr 19, 2006
    #2
  3. trevor_smithson

    Ace Guest

    Service the transmission. How long since a fluid change?
    Bob AZ
     
    Ace, Apr 19, 2006
    #3
  4. trevor_smithson

    trevor_smithson Guest

    About 2 years since the last transmission fluid change.
     
    trevor_smithson, Apr 20, 2006
    #4
  5. trevor_smithson

    Steve B. Guest

    Dumb question, but have you checked the fluid following the procedure
    in the manual? If the fluid is low it can cause this problem. If
    that doesn't work I would try changing the fluid and filter and see
    what happens.

    Steve B.
     
    Steve B., Apr 21, 2006
    #5
  6. trevor_smithson

    trevor_smithson Guest

    Yes, it was low by a very small amount--I addes about 1/4th of a quart,
    but the problem stayed the same. I'm going to try a fluid & filter
    change next. If that doesn't fix it it goes to the scrapyard.
     
    trevor_smithson, Apr 22, 2006
    #6
  7. trevor_smithson

    Andy Guest

    Try a full transmission service (new fluid and a full adjustment from a
    trans professional.)

    And stop shifting repeatedly from park to drive.



    Andy.
     
    Andy, Apr 24, 2006
    #7
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